Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 29 September 2002 Thanks to http://www.amarillonet.com/ for permission to upload their obits to the USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved. Amarillo Globe-News http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ------------------------------------------------------ All Obits - Text Only Area Wayne Haygood CANADIAN - Wayne Haygood, 65, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church of Canadian. Burial will be in Edith Ford Cemetery of Canadian by Stickley-Hill Funeral Home. Mr. Haygood was born in Kaufman on Sept. 16, 1937, to Dwight and Mary Haygood. He graduated from Kaufman High School in 1955. He attended Texas Tech University for one year before moving to Oklahoma State University where he received his bachelor's degree in animal science in 1959. In 1960, he married Gayle George of Canadian. His career as a Hereford breeder began when he became the herdsman for Haggard & McHaney Hereford Farm in Kennett, Mo., in 1959. In 1960 he entered the Army and was stationed at Virginia Beach, Va., until 1962. Next he became the manager of the Bruning Feedyard in Nebraska. From there he moved to the famous CK Ranch in Brookville, Kan., until 1964. That year he was hired by K.D. Owen to manage Indian Mound Farm in New Harmony, Ind. While in Indiana he established Indian Mound Farm as one of the top Hereford operations in the world. The Indian Mound cattle won numerous shows from coast to coast and compiled more show points than any other herd in the decade of the 1970s. He sold top breeding stock for record prices to the best Hereford herds in 40 states and several foreign countries. While in Indiana, he served as president of the Indiana Hereford Association and then served as president of the American Hereford Association in 1979. He was involved in Hereford events around the world including Canada, Hungary, England, Uruguay and Argentina. By 1981, he had become a full partner on the Indian Mound cattle and decided to move to Canadian and start Indian Mound Ranch. Haygood and Owen dispersed the Indian Mound Farm herd that year with a sale that still holds the record for high average of a dispersion sale. He brought all of the females that were 2 years old and younger to Texas to carry on the Indian Mound breeding. In Texas, he continued to breed and sell cattle that affected the Hereford breed. He received the Animal Science Graduate of Distinction award from Oklahoma State University in 1982. He judged numerous cattle shows both nationally and internationally and is the only person to judge the National Western Hereford show in three different decades. He served as president of the Texas Hereford Association and as a director of the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth and as a director of the First State Bank in Canadian. In later years he was honored as an honorary member of the Texas Hereford Association, as an honorary vice president of the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth and was inducted into the American Hereford Association Heritage Hall of Fame. In 2002 the Wayne Haygood National Hereford Show was held at the Fort Worth Stock Show. He was a member of Canadian First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dwight and Mary Haygood of Kaufman. Survivors include his wife, Gayle; two daughters, Leslie Osborn and husband, Tim, of Tuttle, Okla., and Mary Myers and husband, Sean, of Amarillo; a son, Lee and wife, Jacqui, of Canadian; a brother, Carroll and wife, Carla, of Amarillo; and two grandchildren, Will and Katie Osborn of Tuttle. The family suggests memorials be to United Methodist Church of Canadian, Hemphill County Hospice or the Texas Hereford Association. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Shaquilla Delisa Smith PAMPA - Shaquilla Delisa Smith, infant, died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Fairview Cemetery with Frankie Lemons, minister of the McCullough Street Church of Christ, and James Smith, grandfather and deacon of the New Zion Baptist Church of Borger, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Shaquilla was born July 20, 2002, in Pampa. Survivors include her parents, Tabitha and Timothy Smith Sr. of Pampa;two brothers, Denzzail Smith and Timothy Smith Jr., both of Pampa; a sister, Rianne Smith of Pampa; her grandparents, Erma and James Smith Sr. of Borger, Joyce Smith of Pampa, and Debbie and Clive Weaver of Amarillo; and a great-grandmother, Lillie Mae Nickelberry of Pampa. The family suggests memorials be to the American Liver Foundation, South Texas Chapter, 2425 W. Loop South, Suite 660, Houston, TX 77027; the Ronald McDonald House, 1501 Streit Drive, Amarillo, TX 79106; or the Children's Miracle Network, 1600 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 R.E. "Gene" Nelson CHILDRESS - R.E. "Gene" Nelson, 74, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Michael Arndt, interim pastor of Covenant of Joy (Disciples of Christ) in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in the Childress Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home. Mr. Nelson was a lineman at West Texas Utilities. He was a veteran of the Navy. Survivors include his wife, Nina; two sons, Todd Nelson and Turk Nelson, both of Childress; two daughters, Sandra Smothermon and Barbara Sue Parr, both of Childress; six brothers, Troy Nelson, Jack Nelson and Alvie Nelson, all of Paducah, Eddie Nelson and Charles Nelson, both of Honey Grove, and Donald Nelson of Arlington; three sisters, Mildred Lassiter of Sumner, Wanda Covington of Honey Grove and Bessie Kepper of Arkansas; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Vaneta Keeton PAMPA - Vaneta Keeton, 72, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors, Colonial Chapel, with Paul Nachtigall, pastor of Highland Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Wheeler Cemetery. Mrs. Keeton was born Feb. 19, 1930, in Canadian. She had been a resident of Pampa since 1948. Survivors include her husband, Doyle; a son, Allan Keeton of Pampa; a daughter, Annette Hahn of Pampa; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Sam Stanley Rutkowski PANHANDLE - Sam Stanley Rutkowski, 77, died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today in St. Theresa Catholic Church of Panhandle. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the church with the Rev. John Dalton, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mr. Rutkowski was born Sept. 27, 1924, in Helena and had been a resident of Panhandle for more than 50 years. He was on the USS California during the invasion of Pearl Harbor and served in the Navy from 1941 to 1946. Survivors include his wife, Bernice; a son, Sam J. Rutkowski of Canyon; a daughter, Diane Forbes of Panhandle; four brothers, Lucian Rutkowski of Karnes, Alvin Rutkowski, Fred Rutkowski and Sylvester Rutkowski, all of San Antonio; three sisters, Gladys Pollock, Rosie Dworaczyk and Lillian Harmon, all of San Antonio; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to St. Theresa Catholic Church of Panhandle. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Kayla Dawn Cox FRITCH - Kayla Dawn Cox, 15, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Sanford-Fritch High School Auditorium with the Rev. Jimmy Gillmore, pastor of Riverview Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger. Kayla was a member of the junior varsity girls volleyball team and the Sanford-Fritch High School Choir. She played basketball, softball, ran track and was a cheerleader her seventh-, eighth- and ninth-grade years. Survivors include her father, Joe Cox of Fritch; her mother, Linda Kaye Cox of Fritch; her grandparents, Jimmie Cox of Borger and Otis P. and Francis Sterling of Amarillo; and a sister, Candace Cox of Fritch. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Amarillo C.L. 'Chuck" Gardner Services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 15th Avenue and Martin Road. Mr. Gardner lived in Amarillo for 30 years. He was in the Navy and was a retired truck driver. Survivors include his mother, Altha L. Gardner of Tustin, Calif. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Dr. Zuma S. Austin Dr. Zuma S. Austin, 69, of Amarillo died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Jester Cemetery in Jester, Okla. Local arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Oklahoma arrangements are by Carter Stewart Funeral Service in Mangum, Okla. Dr. Austin was born in Jester on July 17, 1933. She graduated valedictorian of Reed High School in 1951. She received her bachelor's degree in home economics from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and her master's degree in home economics and her doctorate degree in psychology, both from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Austin began her teaching career in several small school districts in Oklahoma before moving to Amarillo in 1955. She taught at Horace Mann and Sam Houston junior high schools before joining Amarillo College in 1969. Her professorship at Amarillo College lasted 33 years in which she instructed courses in nutrition, marriage and family, home economics and many others. Zuma's primary love was teaching students, and she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was truly loved by all who knew her and will be dearly missed. Dr. Austin attended numerous seminars and conferences in her discipline and was active in Texas Association of Family and Consumer Service, the American Dietetic Association, Texas Community College Teachers Association, Panhandle Dietetic Association and Delta Kappa Gamma professional group. Survivors include her husband, Dr. David C. Austin; a son, Tony S. Austin of Dallas; a daughter-in-law, Christi Austin of Dallas; and two grandchildren, Slaton Austin and Kaleigh Moore. The family suggests memorials be to the Dr. Zuma S. Austin Scholarship Fund, in care of Amarillo College, P.O. Box 447, Amarillo, TX 79178-0001. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Tammy Woods Tammy Woods, 36, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002. Memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 15th Avenue and Martin Road. Ms. Woods lived in Amarillo for six months. She worked for Dyers Bar-B-Que Restaurant. Survivors include a daughter, Bobbie Rachael Woods of Ada, Okla.; her mother, Elaine Larsen of Amarillo; two sisters, Kathryn Fagin of Amarillo and Alice Jones; and two brothers, Arlice and Wayne Gamage. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Doris Atterberry Doris Atterberry, 58, of Amarillo, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Panhandle Cemetery with the Rev. Anthony Powell, of Calvary Baptist Church in Panhandle, officiating. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mrs. Atterberry moved to Amarillo a year ago from Panhandle where she had lived for 12 years. She had worked for St. Ann's Nursing Home as a cook. She married Oscar Atterberry in 1981 in Bartlesville, Okla. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Panhandle. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Tina Cook of Panhandle; two sons, Tony Spohn of Panhandle and Norman "Bull" Spohn of Amarillo; a stepson, Elzie Leroy Atterberry of Tulsa, Okla.; her father, Raymond Spohn of Drumright, Okla.; a sister, Pauline Douglas of Nowata, Okla.; two brothers, J.D. Spohn of Ardmore, Okla., and Rick Spohn of Oklahoma; and six grandchildren. The body will be available for viewing from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to noon Monday. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Floy K. Rapp-Beard Floy K. Rapp-Beard, 92, of Amarillo died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Westminster Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Marty Loberg officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mrs. Rapp-Beard was born in Pecan Grove. She graduated from West Texas State College in 1933. She retired after teaching 25 years in Texas schools. She was a member of Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Wheels A Go Go Travel Group and Westminster Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husbands, H.M. (Dick) Rapp and Clarence Beard; a stepson, Richard Rapp; her parents; three sisters, Texanna Wulfman, Dorthy Dosher and Fannie Mae Willis; and a brother, John C. Kesler. Survivors include two sons, Dr. Gary Stephen Rapp of El Paso and Harry Michael Rapp Jr. of San Jose, Calif.; two stepdaughters, Rebecca Stephens of Tucson, Ariz., and Joyce Soles of Dundee, Ore.; a sister, Alma Grimes of Talent, Ore.; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Amarillo Carl A. Gilmore Carl A. Gilmore, 89, of Amarillo died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Gilmore was born in Vernon, Ala., and graduated from Lamar County High School in Vernon before attending L.S.U. He moved to Amarillo with DuPont Co. in 1954 where he worked as an account representative in the petroleum division. He married Mary Virginia Armstrong on Aug. 5, 1939, in Oxford, Miss. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; a son, Donald Carl Gilmore of Neavitt, Md.; a daughter, Brenda Carole Dewees of Vega; and two grandchildren, Breck Dewees Coker of Lubbock and Ryan Dewees of Vega. The family will receive visitors at the Continental, 1300 S. Jackson, Apt. 509 in Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to Trinity Baptist Church, 1608 Wolflin Ave., Amarillo, TX 79109. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Josephine Estella Attebury Prescott Josephine Estella Attebury Prescott, 45, of Amarillo died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, in Stephenville. Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Howard Batson, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Prescott was born May 29, 1957, in Amarillo, to Sam and Julie Attebury. She lived in Dublin the last four years. Josephine graduated from Amarillo High School in 1974 and attended University of Texas at Austin, receiving an undergraduate degree in political science. Josephine was a loving daughter, mother, sister and friend to all who really knew her. Her family and friends will dearly miss her. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Julianne Noel Prescott. Survivors include a son, Zane Prescott of Amarillo; her parents of Amarillo; and a sister, Suzanne Boyce of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 New Mexico Frank F. Smith CLOVIS, N.M. - Frank F. "Smitty" Smith, 63, died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002. Private family memorial services have taken place. Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home. Mr. Smith married Mary Coslett on May 24, 1957, in Portales. He retired from the Army Reserve National Guard on Oct. 5, 1994, as an E8 Master Sgt. with a total of 28 years and two months. Survivors include his wife, Mary; seven sons, Stanley D. Smith of Opelika, Ala., Samy Smith and Scot D. Smith, both of Albuquerque, Frank F. "Butch" Smith, Scot D. Smith and Joshua J. Smith, all of Clovis, and Staff Sgt. Robert T. Smith of Hagerstown, Md.; two daughters, Stefanie D. Roy of Charleston, S.C., and Dustie E. Smith of Clovis; a sister, Rose Marie Reedy of Pueblo, Colo.; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to the American Cancer Society, 271 Jeanie Drive, Clovis, N.M., 88101. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Elsewhere Dee Wayne Pierson OKLAHOMA LANE - Dee Wayne Pierson, 77, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Oklahoma Lane United Methodist Church with the Rev. Randy Thomas, pastor, and the Rev. Neeley Landrum, of Lockney, officiating. Burial will be in Oklahoma Lane Cemetery by Ellis Funeral Home of Muleshoe. Mr. Pierson was a veteran of World War II serving in the Navy. He was a farmer and member of Oklahoma Lane United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Alma; two sons, Steve Wayne Pierson of Farwell and Jerry Pierson of Clovis, N.M.; three daughters, Sharon Elaine Eubanks of Paris, Jo Eubanks of De Kalb and Brenda Yarbrough; four sisters, Stella Helms of Abernathy, Cortez Breeding of Prescott, Ariz., Ethel Lee Pierson of Lubbock and Hulda Pierson of Plainview; two brothers, Walter Pierson of Dumas and Virgil Pierson of Petersburg; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Oklahoma Lane United Methodist Church, Route 1, Farwell, TX 79325; or the American Diabetes Association, 8008 Slide Road, Lubbock, TX 79424. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Richard Jackson LUBBOCK - Richard W. Jackson, 80, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Lakeridge Baptist Church with the Rev. Glenn Border officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park by Resthaven Funeral Home. Mr. Jackson was born Feb. 15, 1922, in Honey Grove. He married Theo Jones Jackson on Aug. 3, 1946, in Childress. She preceded him in death on Feb. 25, 1998. He attended school in Childress. He served in the Army during World War II. He worked for Page & Wirtz Construction Co. for 41 years until retiring in 1987. He was a member of the carpenters union in Amarillo for more than 50 years. He was very active in Sunday school and was known to many of the children as "The Candy Man." He spent many hours in his shop doing woodwork for family and friends. He was a member of Lakeridge Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Sherri Dussault of Fort Worth and Lynda Woods of Lubbock; a son, Rick Jackson of Corpus Christi; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to Lakeridge Baptist Church, Pastor Pals Ministry. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Oklahoma Elsie Fay Campbell BEAVER, Okla. - Elsie Fay Campbell, 91, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in First Christian Church of Beaver. Burial will be in Gray Cemetery by Clark Funeral Services of Beaver. Mrs. Campbell was born in Boyd on Feb. 28, 1911, to John and Opal Claybrook. She graduated from the eighth grade at Palestine and taught the smaller children for two years until she married E.C. "Bud" Campbell on June 4, 1927. They lived in Gray and Boyd before moving to Beaver. She worked as a cook at the Beaver County Hospital until her retirement in 1976. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Willard Campbell; two brothers, Benton and Raymond Claybrook; a sister, Velma Hollingshead; two great-grandsons, Mark E. Caylor Jr. and Joshua McIntire; and two daughters-in-law, Helen Campbell and Alice Campbell. Survivors include two daughters, Louise Taylor and husband, Bob, of Beaver and Gayle Sykora and husband, Lewis, of Amarillo, Texas; two sons, Benton Campbell and wife, Billie, of Amarillo and James Campbell and wife, Barbara, of Astoria, Ore.; two brothers, John Claybrook and wife, Rose, of Arlington, Wash., and Ronald Claybrook and wife, Ida, of Holtville, Calif.; a daughter-in-law, Bernie Campbell of Holtville; three sisters-in-law, Nita Backman of Escondido, Calif., Pauline Campbell of Beaver and Juanita Campbell of Alva; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Bair Foundation of Amarillo, 6900 W. Interstate 40, Suite 100, Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 Robert Avent KINGSTON, Okla. - Robert Avent, 76, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002. Memorial services have taken place. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Avent was born Nov. 30, 1925, in Canyon, Texas, to the late Lavert and Peggy Avent. He graduated from Canyon High School in 1943. He enlisted in the Navy. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1945 and then received his master's degree from West Texas State University in Canyon. He married Betty Ruth Byrd on Aug. 24, 1947, in Memphis, Texas. For many years he was a teacher, coach and was principal at Travis Junior High School until he retired. In 1990 they moved to Lake Texhoma because of his love for fishing. He was diagnosed with cancer in May of this year. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Lavert Avent Jr. of Stinnett and Don Avent of Claude. Survivors include his wife, Betty; a son, Price Avent and wife, Leesa, of Fort Worth; a daughter, Lucy Avent of Denver; a brother, George Avent and wife, Barbara, of Dalhart, Texas; three sisters, Mary Jo Robinson and husband, John, of Gruver, Texas, Juanita Allred and husband, Buck, of Wildorado, Texas, and Martha Wilkins and husband, Bill, of New Braunfels, Texas; a granddaughter, Amber Martin and husband, Steve, of Denver; and a great-grandson, Kody Riddell of Denver. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 29, 2002 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/092902/obi_ob092902-20.shtml